2 Euro Festival of the Federation

Features

Issuer	France
Period	Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2015
Value	2 Euro 2 EUR = USD 2.13
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 74223
References	KM# 2227, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 1481.1, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. Gad# 21 (Ed.2019) Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25^th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Commemorative issue

225th Anniversary of the Festival of the Federation

Obverse

The French national holiday brings the people of France together in celebration of the Republic. The design shows Marianne, the symbol of the Republic, depicted in profile in a graphic, contemporary style. She is wearing the Phrygian cap. On the right the tricolour cockade appears in outline above the letters RF. The year is written in the centre of the coin. The left side features a stanza from the poem ‘Liberté’ by the French poet Paul Eluard, an allusion to the motto of the French Republic. The mint marks appear alongside this extract. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Sur toutes les pages lues
Sur toutes les pages blanches
Pierre sang papier ou cendre
J'écris ton nom
RF
2015
Liberté

Unabridged legend: République française

Translation:
On every read pages
On every blank pages
Stone blood paper or ash
I write your name
RF
2015
Liberty

Engraver: Joaquin Jimenez

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Finely ribbed with edge lettering: three times the sequence "2 * *" upright and the sequence "* * 2" inverted

Lettering: 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 ** 2 **

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France (1973-date)

Mark

Yves Sampo, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2011-2020)

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Date		Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
2015		3 980 000	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.80	$ 3.50

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 72 Lot 658	Dec 21, 2022		USD 17.04 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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